A disabled dad and his daughters were fined £213 for breaking down in a McDonald's car park.

Maria Maxworthy, 50, took dad Henryk Chrzanowski, 80 - who is in a wheelchair - for lunch. But after three-quarters of an hour they discovered their car battery was flat.

Maria, sister Helen and dad waited an hour for the AA to fix it. But Maria was stunned when she got a demand for £125 for spending too long in the car park at Gatwick McDonald's.

And because she didn't pay at once the fine soared to £213. Maria from Slough, Berks, facing court after refusing to pay, said: "I said we had broken down." McDonald's introduced a 45-minute maximum stay last month after accusing motorists of parking there and flying off on holiday.